Amsterdam

Getting there Like us, the majority of visitors from the UK arrive in Amsterdam by plane. On this occasion we flew with BA from London City airport and had no problems with the service at all. London to Amsterdam is one of the shortest flights I have ever taken, lasting no more than 40 minutes. Basically enough time for a drink and a sandwich and that's it! The city of Amsterdam is served by Schippol airport, which is located about 15km south of the city centre. The airport is linked to Amsterdam city centre by a quick and easy train service. The trains depart from a station situated in the basement of the airport terminal with trains running every 15 ...  Read the complete review

I went to Amsterdam last october with my boyfriend. We had been together a month and thought lets go have some fun. We got our flights from BMI baby, they cost approx £60 each for the return, absolute bargain! I found this deal online through the BMI baby website. The flight itself lasted around 45 minutes, for somebody who is terrified of flying alike myself it was quick and painless. No food served on flight as very short, but drinks were available. We arrived in Amsterdam at Schiphol airport at what was around 11am in the morning. Only an hour time difference was good! From the airport you can get trains to a great variety of locations, we got ...  Read the complete review

I visited Amsterdam earlier this year in February and I can really recommend a winter trip as the city looked beautiful when it started to snow! This was my first trip to Amsterdam and at first I was a bit wary about going. All I knew of Amsterdam was it's reputation for it's relaxed attitude to the red light district and cannabis. As I had no intention of experiencing either then I was worried I would not enjoy the trip. However, Amsterdam has so much more to offer than that and we had a great holiday. We stayed for a long weekend but could quite easily have enjoyed a longer stay. When you're in the city if you don't wish to take cannabis ...  Read the complete review

The city of Amsterdam, in Holland, was the place of my brilliant holiday five years ago and the truth is that I was impressed so much, that it was important for me to visit it again, so I went back ealier this year. Some call it the second Venice bacause of its channels of the rio Amstel which can be sailed down. Some say that it is a city full of nature culture, from the war and modern culture. However, in recent years it has become best known for its red light district and the countries legalisation of cannabis, some of the main reasons why many people visit the city these days. For me, it has nothing to do with that, simply, it is the sights around the ...  Read the complete review

Mention the word Amsterdam to someone and they'll probably conjure up images of window girls and soft drugs. And to be honest, you're not too far wrong! Amsterdam is a great city if you like those sorts of things, but is also a great place to visit for the history and culture too (although I did concentrate more on the window girls, if I'm honest) ;) I visited Amsterdam in March 2008 with my fiancee (at the time, we're married now). It was the 2nd and final stop of a one-week city break in central Europe, with Berlin being the other city we visited. We arrived in Amsterdam by train and were quite tired after our 6-hour journey from Germany - which ...  Read the complete review